March 19, 2001
Vigilante Justice for CyberCriminals
Vigilante Justice for CyberCriminals
Michael O'Neill aruges that private vigilante justice should be employed to reduce cybercrime. Just as settlers in the old west couldn't necessarily rely upon the local sheriff to provide good crime control, similarly Internet users may have to rely upon private parties for preventing crime and enforcing certain criminal norms. Private vigilante efforts by Internet companies may be the best situation to fend off attacks and to retaliate in kind.
Posted by rshah at March 19, 2001 12:00 PM